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‘I first became aware of the corrosive effects of boric acid, which is used to absorb the extra neutrons in nuclear reactors, when the Davis-Besse nuclear reactor near Toledo, Ohio was shut down in March 2002.’

‘Vacuum the boric acid up 24 hours later and it is said to prevent fleas for 1 year or until your carpets are shampooed.’

‘Poison baits, boric acid, and traps are preferred to chemical agents because the latter can be irritating when inhaled by asthma patients.’

‘And rid your home of fleas in carpets by sprinkling and brushing a salt and boric acid compound into carpets.’

‘Either way, the coolant dripped, and the boric acid in it accumulated into a slushy little pile, and eventually the acid ate entirely through the carbon steel walls, creating a hole six inches deep, five inches long and seven inches wide.’

‘Perhaps boric acid or sodium borate can be added to the paper layer or slurry of gypsum during the making of wallboard.’

‘When boron nitride oxidizes, on the other hand, the molecules form boric acid, which is an excellent solid lubricant.’

‘The reek of the boric acid in roach powder hit Ray between the eyes three steps in from the door.’

‘In addition, saline soils often have toxic concentrations of the weak acid, boric acid, whose mechanism of both transport and toxicity remain unknown.’

‘They rush the catch straight back to shore to be processed one fish at a time: gutted, the eggs washed free of membranes, a little boric acid added.’

‘Although its name sounds harsh, boric acid acts as a mild antiseptic and has antiviral and antifungal properties.’